654 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 14-Oct. 9, 1756.
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Liber H. S.
No. 1
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Men as shall Enlist to compleat the said Number of Three Hundred
Men as aforesaid, as is herein before directed to be paid and given
to each of the aforesaid additional Number of One Hundred Men,
directed to be raised in Virtue of this Act.
And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the aforesaid
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[The Num-
ber of 300
may be
further
continued.]
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additional Number of One Hundred Men (Officers included), which
shall or may be raised in Virtue of this Act, and such able-bodied
Men as shall or may be Enlisted after the Tenth Day of next Febru-
ary, to compleat the Number of Three Hundred Men as aforesaid,
shall be kept up and continued on Foot for Six Months from and
after the Tenth Day of next April, if the General Assembly of this
Province shall order and direct the same.
And be it further Enacted, That a Sum of Money, not exceeding
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[2400 l.. ap-
plied towards
finishing
the Fort.]
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Two Thousand Four Hundred Pounds, out of the said Sum of
Twenty-five Thousand Pounds, be applied towards Compleating the
Fort, now Erecting on the Frontier, called Fort-Frederick, and for
the Payment and Subsistence of the Men already raised to Garrison
the said Fort.
And whereas it has been thought necessary by his Excellency, to
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F Muster-
Rolls to be
kept, and
delivered
on Oath.]
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order a Detachment of the Militia to the Frontier, for the Protection
of the Inhabitants thereof; and the Pressing of Provisions for the
said Detachment, may be greatly prejudicial to the People in those
Parts; Be it therefore Enacted, That the Commanding Officer of each
Company or Party, ordered out on such Detachment, shall deliver
to the said Agents compleat Muster-Rools or Lists upon Oath, con-
taining the Names of the Men belonging to the said Company or
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p. 295
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Party, the Time when they entered on Duty, and how many Days
they continued thereon, and shall also inform the said Agents in what
Manner and by whom they were supplied with Provisions, during
the Time of Service; and the said Agents are hereby impowered, on
Receipt of such Muster-Rolls or Lists, and such Information, imme-
diately to issue their Order on the said Commissioners or Trustees
for such Sum of Money as shall be sufficient to pay for such Provi-
sions, so as not to exceed the Sum of Nine Pence Current Money per
Day, for Provisions for each Man, for one Month's Service, and
shall apply the same, at the Rate aforesaid, in Discharge of the
Accounts of such Persons as have and shall supply the aforesaid
Companies or Parties with Provisions for the Time aforesaid.
And be it further Enacted, That the said Commissioners or Trus-
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[3100 l. ap-
propriated
for Pur-
chasing
Arms,
&c.]
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tees for Emitting Bills of Credit, established by Act of Assembly,
shall pay, to the Order of the Agents aforesaid, a Sum of Money
not exceeding the Sum of Three Thousand One Hundred Pounds
Current Money, out of the aforesaid Twenty-five Thousand Pounds,
which same Sum of Three Thousand One Hundred Pounds, shall
be by them, or the major Part of them, forthwith disposed of in
Purchasing Arms and Ammunition, in the Quantities following, to
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